If you had a crap Christmas and fancy a moan, fill your boots. Here's my offering: Found out on Christmas Eve that someone at work who I'd had contact with, albeit limited, had tested positive for Covid. I believe I've had Covid, but back in April when I had it I wasn't allowed a test. Turns out I'm still not allowed a test, rang up to book one, but was denied because I'm not displaying symptoms. My invite for Christmas dinner included someone in the vulnerable age bracket so had to cancel that. I don't keep much food in the house (almost none) and my plan was to pick up a few bits after work on Christmas Eve, hopefully taking advantage of supermarkets trying to sell stuff off cheap. But didn't feel comfortable going to a place where people would be after the news I'd received. So went home to spend the next 4 days alone in my flat. After a sandwich for breakfast on Christmas Eve, delivered to the office, no contact with anyone, I didn't eat again until the 26th, when I had a bowl of pasta, with nothing on it, which was marginally worse than eating nothing at all the previous day. Earlier that day I went to wash my hands but experienced nothing but freezing cold water. My boiler has packed in and remains packed in, no heating, no hot water. And then it snowed.
Miserable you have my sympathy which unfortunately will do nowt for heating your water. Next time though a little less honest, tell them you’ve a sore throat and lost your sense of taste. Also at least you don’t follow the blunts.
Mate, if you need warmth and snap, youd have to put up with a border terrier, and a couple of kids, but you'd be welcome here to eat and drink as much as you want. Just don't need to fill the bath too high, I'm on a meter. And I'm serious mate
F@cks sake pal. Keep smiling - and following the strongest team in the land! Feel your pain and FWIW I'm a negative tw@ at the best of times!!! Onwards and upwards!!!
I didn't read up the guidance before I rang. Then I rang back and lied and because they'd got my details they knew I was lying!
Thank you for the offers, very kind of you. I went into work today because I'm in an office entirely on my own and the few people who are working in other offices have had the same or more contact as I had (It was so warm!). I've ordered from Just-Eat and had doorstep delivery and hopefully I'm getting someone to look at the boiler tomorrow. But it's appreciated.
With respect Jay. if you’re not showing symptoms. Why waste a test. It doesn’t tell you if you’ve had it. ? I believe I had it early doors had all the symptoms and was hospitalised afore it was brought to the fore. But I believe a test to see if I’ve got it. doesn’t tell me If I’ve had it,. This number of positive tests per 100k are somewhat a little misleading for me as lots of those tested are not even showing any signs or symptoms of Covid.
If it doesn't work out right, give me a shout pal, your more than welcome. Hell the company would be great lol
gosh what a sad Christmas tale,even Dickens would have screwed that sheet of paper up and gone "no one would have such bad luck, I have gone too far",hope your luck improves,have you the money to pay for boiler,I not got loads but can put a 10er in and not watch Norwich game if someone does a funding page ,good luck pal
Because If I've got it, then I would know not to be in contact with anyone else. Whereas now, although I'm pretty sure I haven't got it, and pretty sure I've had it before, I don't know for certain, so I've still not got to be in contact with anyone else.
Don't need money, but thank you. Don't want a funding page, it's just an anecdote from my life that hopefully makes others who aren't having a good time know they're not alone in that.
Trouble is Jay. I reckon it’d be impossible to manage if everyone who had contact with someone, who’s got it would overwhelm the system. Good luck with the kind offers mate btw.
yes although I sympathise, often you feel only you having a struggle,today I was in bother for wanting fish and chips for dinner,I am sick of nibbles and party food Iceland at Christmas is the work of the devil
Pm me if you don’t get owt sorted with regards your boiler mate and I can drop you a couple of decent heaters off,